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On the consistency of a non-Hermitian Yukawa interaction

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-06-24 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We study different properties of an anti-Hermitian Yukawa interaction, motivated by a scenario of radiative anomalous generation of masses for the right-handed sterile neutrinos. The model, involving either a pseudo-scalar or a scalar, is consistent both at the classical and quantum levels, and particular attention is given to its properties under improper Lorentz transformations. The path integral is consistently defined with a Euclidean signature, and we discuss the energetics of the model, which show that no dynamical mass generation can occur, unless extra interactions are considered.

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@article{arxiv.2004.03699,
  title  = {On the consistency of a non-Hermitian Yukawa interaction},
  author = {Jean Alexandre and Nick E. Mavromatos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.03699},
  year   = {2020}
}

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